Living on Mangetti: Bushman Autonomy and Namibian Independence

by Thomas Widlok

This book is an anthropological case study of the little-known "Bushman" of Northern Namibia. They are still a gathering people, not only living on mangetti (nuts) and other wild foods but also on the by-products of the cattle industry on the mangetti farms. Through direct interaction during long-term field research, this book vividly conveys the conditions in which the "Bushman" actually live today.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198233892
• ISBN13: 9780198233893
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"